the president has declared a state of emergency. and acrossn cairo egypt think this is going to address the problem? >> it is hard to know the reaction as of yet. we are under a state of emergency briefing since 2013. already the government acts with a lot of disregard to the law. there are people who are arbitrarily detained, held beyond what is even allowed in the penal code. disappearances, and yet all opposition has been silenced. .he airline has been purged it's hard to know how much further the state of emergency can go. it does give the president extraordinarily exceptional power so he can use the court to them a curfews across the nation to impose censorship on media publications. but we have seen these before is if thiss unclear is going to solve the absence of the problem, which is the islamic state group has warned and said they will attack christians. we have seen these attacks in this double twin -- twin bombing attacks. >> is there a feeling that the situation has gotten worse since the fall of mubarak? -- thely the is

amy: egyptian president abdel fattah al-sisi responded by declaring a three-month state of emergency. >> several steps are to be taken. the first of which will do the declaration of state of emergency after the necessary legal and constitutional procedures are complete, for three-month in egypt. we are announcing this state of emergency only to protect our country and secure it and prevent any interference with it. juan: the state of emergency gives al-sisi's government even further power to continue its crackdown against human rights activists and journalists. it allows the government and its security forces to surveil all communications, confiscate property, arrest anyone suspected of violating the state of emergency laws, and shut down media outlets. on monday, egyptian authorities blocked distribution of the newspaper al bawaba because it included an article blaming the interior ministry for security lapses in the church bombings. amy: to talk more about the situation, we go to cairo, egypt, to speak with democracy now! correspondent sharif abdel kouddous. can you talk about what

it's a significant announcement — egypt had been ruled for almost two decades under a state of emergencypularity was a contributing factor in 2011's revolution. but it comes after the islamic state group warned it was going to intensify its targeting of christians in egypt. on sunday evening, the first funerals were held for victims. egypt's copts have endured decades of discrimination. but after another day of grieving, a community known for its resilience is demanding greater protection in its own country. greg dawson, bbc news. president trump has told his advisers to prepare a full range of options to deal with the nuclear threat coming from north korea. a us navy strike group is already sailing towards the korean peninsula. president trump's national security adviser said the deployment was prudent and criticised north korea as a rogue, nuclear—armed nation. david campa nale reports. the carl vinson strike group, composed of an aircraft carrier, two guided missile destroyers and a guided missile cruiser, had been due to visit australia. instead, it's under full steam towards the wes

the cabinet has approved a three month state of emergency. the u.s. secretary of state arrives in italy for talks with the g-7 groups. rex tillerson says russia has failed to eliminate chemical weapons in syria. sweden remembers its victims. the country holds a minute of silence for those killed in last friday's terror attack when a man plowed into the busy street of stockholm. .e will have the campaign beat our daily round up of the news with the french presidential campaign trail toppings that agenda. french fishermen fear their supply will dry up after brexit. all that and plenty more. you're watching live from paris. we begin in egypt where the country's cabinet has approved a state of emergency following twin bombings on sunday which claimed 44 lives and injured dozens. one of a coptic church and another in the city of alexandria hours later. to bring us the very latest, our correspondent is in cairo. good afternoon. talk us through how significant the move is to impose this state of emergency. >> egypt was under a state of emergency for all of ho

the egyptian president, abdul fattah al sisi, has announced a state of emergency, following two bomb tacks in which at least 45 people died. the attacks on two churches were deliberately timed for a day when millions of christians in the country were attending services to mark palm sunday, one week before easter. so—called islamic state say it was responsible for the blasts — the latest in a series of attacks on egypt's christian minority. 29 people were killed in the first explosion in the nile delta city of tanta. while 16 more died in the second attack in alexandria. this report from our middle east correspondent, yolande knell. egyptian christians had gathered to celebrate one of their holiest days. but this palm sunday brought violence. the first deadly explosion was during mass at st george's church in tanta, leaving blood everywhere, wooden pews shattered. just hours later there was another attack here, in the northern city of alexandria. this time just outside the church, the dead included police officers who had stopped the suicide bomberfrom entering. the head of egypt's cop

the state of emergency is due to end in the month ofjuly, and will be interesting to see how the next president will pre—empt the situation and what they will decide to keep this state of emergency for a while longer. thank you very much. our europe editorjoins us now. francois hollande spoke a short time ago, remind us of what he has been saying. he was speaking on french television after holding an emergency meeting with security officials. he confirmed that the night, on the emblematic champs—elysees, one police man was killed and two others seriously in thejudd. he killed and two others seriously in the judd. he described killed and two others seriously in thejudd. he described the incident is cowardly, they were convinced it was an act of terrorism, and he short to reassure the people of france, who are extremely scared, they had been protected and they would continue to be coming he said. tens of thousand security officials will fan out across france head of the presidential election on sunday. lots of people will be worrying about going to those polling stations and worrying th

a state of emergency is declared. welcome to the programme. our other main stories this hour: presenting a united front. g7 foreign ministers are meeting in italy, russia's support of syria tops the agenda. and glory in augusta. spain's sergio garcia wins the masters, finally picking up his first golf major. i'm aaron heslehurst. in business: fighting protectionism! or so they say... the foreign ministers of the world's seven biggest economies begin to arrrive in lucca, italy and free trade is high on the agenda. the highway code in the sky. we look at singapore's efforts to regulate the airspace for drones. in egypt, funerals have begun for the more than a0 people killed in two attacks on coptic christian churches. the president has announced a three—month state of emergency after the bombings in alexandria, and the city of tanta near cairo. greg dawson has more. this is the moment a suicide bomber approaches the cathedral in alexandria. a security guard turns away at the gate and directs him to a metal detector. seconds later, he detonates hi

the first will be the declaration of a state of emergency for three months after the necessary legal are completed. —— translation: several steps. we are announcing the state of emergency only to protect our country and security. the measure messi army will be deployed to help police guard important buildings. security forces will be able to make arrest without warrant. —— the measure means that the army. egypt was ruled for almost two decades under a state of emergency. it's —— its unpopularity was an important factor in the 2011 uprising. 0nce unpopularity was an important factor in the 2011 uprising. once an evening, the first funerals were held for victims. egypt's coptic christians have enjoyed decades of dissemination. but a community known for its resilience is now demanding greater protection in its own country. to find out more about the attacks in egypt, including an explanation on the coptic church head to our website. that's at the usual address — bbc.com/news. president trump has told his advisers to prepare a full range of options to deal with the nuclear threat coming

our other top story this hour: the egyptian president abdul fattah al sisi has announced a state of emergency attacks that killed at least a5 people. the so—called islamic state group has claimed responsibility for the attacks on two coptic churches north of cairo. in the last few hours the president gave this televised speech. several steps are to be taken. the first of which will be a declaration ofa first of which will be a declaration of a state of emergency for three months in egypt. we are announcing this only to protect our country and security. also making news this hour, unicef is calling on the myanmar government to release rohingya children from detention. the un agency says about a dozen minors were jailed as part of a military crack down on the muslim minority group in rakhine state. nearly 75,000 people have fled the region in the last six months. indian and chinese warships have come together to stop pirates hijacking a timber ship in the gulf of aden. the vessel you can see in foreground of this photo, here, put out a distress signal off the coast of yemen on saturday. there w

france has been in a state of emergency since come. . france has been in a state of emergency since a string ofjihadist terror attacks that began in 2015 and have killed over 230 people. in january 2015 gunmen in paris attacked the officers of the charlie hebdo magazine and a supermarket. in the same year in november the bata cla n the same year in november the bataclan concert hall and a major stadium were attacked, leaving at least 130 people dead. injuly 2016 a lorry drove through a crowd celebrating bastille day in nice, killing at least 84 people. and this year and killing at least 84 people. and this yearand man armed killing at least 84 people. and this year and man armed with machetes attacked soldiers at paris's louvre museum. and just last month a man was killed at paris's airport after attacking a soldier. the nation is once again on high alert. it is now is on members of the security forces have been deployed for sunday's valet. —— ballo. earlier, terrorism expert professor max abrahms gave us his thoughts on the paris attac

there has really been a state of emergency in place for some time. rity? i don't think much more. there are 50,000 extra security forces on the street before the elections on sunday. the experience in paris from the bataclan attacks a year and a half ago, they were determined not to let the tourists change their intentions. i think that the response will be not to be cowed by the attack. so this shows that france is at a very high—level of threat at the moment especially after the arrest of two jihadists moment especially after the arrest of twojihadists in moment especially after the arrest of two jihadists in marseille a couple of days ago. francois fillon, according to reuters, has been calling for the election campaign to be suspended. how likely is that, given what you said about friends wanted to show what normal life can carry on? i think he has talked about suspending his campaign. it is now really only one day of campaigning anyway in this election campaigning anyway in this election campaign because saturday, the day before the election, is

that is not factoring the decision by the egyptian government to implement the three-month state of emergencythis was their reaction when actual news of the attack materialized. let's check in on the first world headline. the united states has denied any plans for a regime change in north korea. several warships were scheduled -- sail north. they will safeguard u.s. interests in the area. russia is strengthening its presence in the eastern mediterranean. . headed for the syrian coast. a new poll suggests the far left candidate melenchon is gaining ground with two weeks of campaigning left. 13%survey gives him support, head of francois fillon. macron and marine le pen are tied. . odrigo duterte is in the middle east this week. deals in saudink arabia and qatar. the philippines are looking to establish a banking presence in the region. day innews 24 hours a more than 120 countries. this is bloomberg. yousef: let's get back to one of our top stories. egypt has declared a state of emergency after two bombings killed more than 40 people on sunday. presidency see says the measures -- president sisi

secretary of state warns russia to stop supporting syria or share responsibility for the atrocities of the assad regime. also on the show, a state of emergency in egypt after dozens are killed during palm sunday church services. coptic christians are asking why security forces failed to prevent the attacks. sweden observes a minute of silence for the victims of friday's deadly truck attack. police say they are confident that they have the killer. brent: i am brent goff. it is good to have you with us. tonight the united states and britain are leading calls for russia to end its support for syrian president bashar al-assad. the u.s. blames assad's regime for the chemical attacks on civilians. donald trump's decision to bomb a syrian airbase surprise many and appears to mark a u-turn in washington's foreign policy. it has angered moscow, the biggest ally of assad. reporter: the misery doesn't let up in this refugee camp for the millions of syrian refugees scattered across the globe. last week's chemical attack refocused the world's attention on this brutal conflict. it is also stolen the focus of a meeting of g7 foreign ministers in italy, wit

there has already been a state of emergency in place for quite some time. uthorities do in terms of providing extra security? they were already planning to have 50,000 security forces out and about in france for the elections on sunday, so france for the elections on sunday, soido france for the elections on sunday, so i do not think there is more in terms of security they can do. the experience from a year and a half ago was that people were very determined not to let the terrorists change the way of life or knock them off what they were intending to do. the reaction in paris will be one of real resilience and determination, not to be cowed by this attack. but it will increase anxiety and tension. there was already a plot disrupted a couple of days ago in marseille, said this shows that france is under a high level of threat the moment. francois fillon according to reuters has been calling for the election campaign to be suspended. how likely is that in the light of the fact that france wa nts to the light of the fact that france wants to show that normal l

france has been in a state of emergency since a string of jihadist terror attacks that began in 2015y 2015, gunmen in paris attacked the officers of the charlie hebdo magazine and a supermarket. in the same year in november, the bataclan concert hall and a major stadium were attacked, leaving at least 130 people dead. injuly 2016, a lorry drove through a crowd celebrating bastille day in nice, killing at least 84 people. and this year, a man armed with machetes attacked soldiers at paris's louvre museum. and just last month, a man was killed at paris's orly airport after attacking a soldier. the nation is once again on high alert. 50,000 members of the security forces have been deployed for sunday's ballot. regis le sommier, deputy of editor of paris match magazine, joins me live now. a warm welcome. first of all, your reaction to yet another terrorist attack in france? this is, you know, the time of high tension. i mean, we're getting to the end of the presidential campaign and a has—been, you know, in the previous and arrest of two potential terrorist in the town of marseilles, we

olivier, france is of course in a state of emergency since those bata cla n state of emergency sinceen hearing how quick the response was today. yes, the terror alert was really at the maximum level in the run—up to the french presidential election and actually the number of soldiers and police patrolling the streets of france were up 50,000. they were u nfortu nately france were up 50,000. they were unfortunately expecting an attack, especially since two days ago, two a major jihadists especially since two days ago, two a majorjihadists were especially since two days ago, two a major jihadists were arrested especially since two days ago, two a majorjihadists were arrested in marseille and they were planning a large—scale attack before sunday's first round. unfortunately it isn't a surprise for security services. what is telling is, as you mention, islamic state have claimed responsibility for this attack, what is telling is that it was done very quickly, which indicates that this person was not inspired but rather an individual that was close to islamic state. two other points that

a three—month state of emergency has been announced in egypt, following two attacks on coptic christianhurches. more than a0 people were killed and many others wounded as worshippers gathered for palm sunday in tanta, which is north of cairo and in alexandria. the so—called islamic state has claimed responsibility. this report from our middle east correspondent, yolande knell. egyptian christians had gathered to celebrate one of their holiest days. but this palm sunday brought violence. the first deadly explosion was during mass at st george's church in tanta, leaving blood everywhere, wooden pews shattered. just hours later, there was another attack here, in the northern city of alexandria, this time, just outside the church. the dead included police officers who'd stopped the suicide bomberfrom entering. the head of egypt's coptic church, pope tawadros, had already left. in rome, at palm sunday prayers, pope francis condemned the bombings. he's due to visit egypt later this month. a recent upsurge in attacks on egypt's copts is causing concern. they're one of the oldest christian comm

and in response, a state of emergency has been declared. yed across the country — and arrests can be made without warrants. this report from cairo hasjust come all different kinds of police have been brought in, surrounding the church peer. we have seen evidence of that palm sunday attack, smashed windows on the ground and a lot of local people still completely distraught about what happened. nevertheless, you can see there is a long line of worshippers queueing up to go into a service which will take place just to go into a service which will take placejust inside the to go into a service which will take place just inside the yard. translation: we don't fear anything, god is with us. terrorism is everywhere. if you are scared, you won't leave the house. we have our kids with us, we don't fear terrorism. and there are muslims who have joined terrorism. and there are muslims who havejoined their terrorism. and there are muslims who have joined their christian neighbours and friends, like this man. what happens, then to make fighting from chri

the state of emergency was declared which meant rescue operations would kick in. rly equipped to deal with this? colombia sadly has a lot of experience in these sorts of tragedies and they prepared themselves well for these sorts of things. the military is assisting in the operation and they are also receiving support from abroad. a lot of countries in the region send their support and help with experts. the most important thing is time. of course very soon it will be about dealing with the aftermath of what happened, there will be a lot of people probably trapped underneath the mud. there is a risk for health, the local hospital completely collapsed, there is very little food and water, no electricity. things could become quite bad quite quickly but in a way, colombia, it might be one of the best prepared to deal with this sort of stuff. it had been raining for some time, when were people warned? it came a little as a surprise. the vulnerability of cities such as mocoa is well known. a lot of houses have been built next to the river and deforestation poses a big r

in alexandria today demanding better security, and in addition to announcing a three-month state of emergency, president sisi has fired a top ministry of interior official. kate? >> matt bradley in cairo tonight, matt, thank you. >>> in this country the manhunt intensified for a heavily armed suspect authorities say stole more than a dozen high-powered guns in wisconsin and sent president trump an anti-government manifesto. nbc's blake mccoy has the new details. >> reporter: the desperate hunt for joseph jakabowski stretching into a fifth day, a man authorities fear may be planning to attack schools, churches or government officials. today 50 miles from where he was last seen on surveillance cameras, security stepped up at churches. >> we enhanced our entry area by having ushers and deacons at the doors. the doors were all locked. the local police department were fantastic. >> reporter: service at this church in sun prairie were khan certified after reports of a man asks suspicious questions earlier in the week. >> we don't know if the guy was the same person, we can't ask that question but w

a state of emergency has been declared. a state of emergency has been declared.least 20 people have been murdered at a sufi shrine in pakistan's punjab province. johanna konta sets her sights on becoming world number one, after winning the biggest title of her career in the miami open. it's an incredible accomplishment, not just for myself, but also for my team and my family back home. also in the next hour, an obstacle puts today's boat race in doubt. a decision is expected later this morning after a suspected world war two bomb was discovered on the banks of the thames. and coming up: we discuss what this week's dealings between westminster and brussels tell us and how brexit is going to be happening. good morning and welcome to bbc news. four men and two women have been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after a young asylum seeker was attacked in south london. police say they're treating it as a hate crime. the 17—year—old victim suffered severe head injuries but his life is not now believed to be at risk. andy moore reports. the young man, believed to

you might as well ask, what is the president aiming to achieve from a state of emergency? ld at least think remaining resolute and firm in the face of this terrorist attack. we have seen state of emergency tried in sinai more than a year ago. if history tells us anything about militancy in egypt, defeating it takes several years. the threat now is whether this is a one-off in lima egypt outside sinai, or you will see more attacks like you have seen in cairo and yesterday. this would indicate that islamic state affiliates are increasing their presence, expanding beyond the confines of the northern sinai. you can then talk about targeting major terroristic targets and the like. david: when it comes to future thismic policy, we know three months of emergency has been declared. what implications does that have, if any? alaa: the risks investors will be watching if economic policy takes a backseat. egypt signed a $12 billion imf loan agreement. they have devalued the pound, raised fuel prices. there are more cup decisions that should be taken. -- more tough decisions that should

francis to wonder state of emergency and has been extended five times. te of emergency since the algerian war in the 1960s. with this drip, drip, drip of attacks, the constant number of attacks we have seen in france, you would say it would have to be quite a brave new president that would lift the state of emergency at the moment. christian, thank you. francois hollande the president is speaking now and he has said he is convinced the attack in paris was terrorist related. we will go back to the story later in the programme. a brief look at some of the day's other other news stories. a mother and father who tried to cover up their baby's death by pretending she suddenly became ill while on a bus in london, have been convicted of causing or allowing the death of their child. jeffrey wiltshire and rosalin baker were cleared of murder. the old bailey heard that li—month—old imani suffered multiple injuries. the pair will be sentenced next month. public safety is at risk because police officers in england and wales are being forced to fill gaps in mental hea

egyptian president abdel fattah al-sisi has imposed a three-month state of emergency after bombings at two coptic christian churches killed at least 49 people during palm sunday services. are to be steps taken. the first of which will be the declaration of a state of emergency after the necessary legal and constitutional procedures are complete, for three months in egypt. we are announcing the state of emergency only to protect our country and secure it, and prevent any interference with it. amy: isis has claimed responsibility for the two attacks on the st george's coptic church in the northern city of tanta, and the st. mark's cathedral in the northern city of alexandria. the state of emergency gives al-sisi's government even further power to continue its crackdown against human rights activists and journalists. it allows the government and its security forces to surveil all communications, confiscate property, arrest anyone suspected of violating the state of emergency laws, and shut down media outlets. on sunday, christians mourned the victims of the bombings. this is a priest in t

a state of emergency has been declared. a state of emergency has been declared.sets her sights on becoming world number one, after winning the biggest title of her career in the miami open. it's an incredible accomplishment, not just for myself, but also for my team and my family back home. also in the next hour, an obstacle puts today's boat race in doubt. a decision is expected later this morning after a suspected

a state of emergency has been declared in some areas. elled. ben noll is a meteorologist at the national institute of water and atmospheric research in auckland. wendy you think it will make landfall? in the next two or three hours. we will have pretty significant wind gusts and damage along the coastline. what sort of wind speeds are we talking about? unofficially just offshore we just saw a gust of 209 kilometres per hour. along the shore may be up to 170 kilometres per hour, enough to do some damage. what does that mean in terms of storm surges, waves and so in terms of storm surges, waves and so on? is that what you're keeping anion? so on? is that what you're keeping an ion? we expect swells of up to five or six metres. —— eye on? it will coincide with high tide, about four hours away. there could be flooding at the immediate coastline in the northern portion of new zealand this evening. new zealand has had a pretty bad in the last few weeks when it comes to extreme weather, hasn't it? yes, some locations in auckland included the upp

it marks the first time in recent memory that an election took place under a state of emergency. eric: live in paris with the very latest on somewhat surprising election in macron has never had an election ever. >> amazing on both sides, eric and arthel. french voters have

the french prepare for an election organised under a state of emergency. ce and gendarmes have been a common sight in the streets since the 2015 shootings in paris. 50,000 of them have been deployed across the country. merci. the french are also used to that presence of soldiers patrolling their cities. when the campaign started, many in france believed it would be defined by terrorism and security. it turned out voters have so far been more concerned about unemployment and the economy. it remains unclear whether thursday's attack will have a last—minute impact on people's choice. we've had enough of anxiety, and things like that, with all the attacks, and so on. so just wanted to ignore it, personally. so maybe it will have an impact, but i don't know. translation: i'm not worried about sunday in particular, but i am worried, in general, for all of us. ijust don't think our politicians really have a full grasp of the problem. the most important, i think, it's economy, and economic recovery. this is the most important. more than security? yes, sure — for me

a state of emergency is declared. more arrests on suspicion of attempted murder, over an alleged hate crime attack on a teenage asylum seeker in south london. five others are still being questioned. tributes to the writer, broadcaster and civil liberties campaigner, darcus howe, who's died at the age of 7a. and we'll look at the morning's newspapers in half an hour, including the ft which features a stark warning from president trump that if china doesn't solve north korea, then america will. good evening and welcome to bbc news. the prime minister has told the people of gibraltar that the uk would "never" allow it to slip from british control against their will. in a telephone call aimed at reassuring the territory about its future after brexit, theresa may said britain was steadfast in its commitment. the eu's negotiation guidelines have suggested that spain, which claims sovereignty over gibraltar, could have a say in whether a future trade deal with the uk will apply to it. here's our political correspondent iain w

secretary of state has failed to persuade russia to stop backing president assad of syria, despite nearly two hours of talks in moscow about last week's syrian chemical attack. a state of emergencyas been declared in some parts of new zealand, as the country braces itself for tropical storm cookjust days after cyclone debbie. authorities say it could be the worst storm in 50 years. hundreds of schools are shut and numerous flights cancelled. borussia dortmund have played their delayed champions league game against monaco. it was postponed for a day, after the german team's bus was hit by debris from three explosive devices. police have detained a man with islamist links. the russian government is due to find out whether the european court of human rights will rule, it should have done more to prevent the siege at a school in beslan, southern russia in 200a. over 300 people were killed, including 186 children. now it's time for world business report. day of reckoning on wall street. can america's banking giants back their sky—high share prices with sky—high profits? plus, scooter boys beware — why your takeaway food could soon be arriving by robot. i'm aaron heslehurst. welcome t

we'll be right back. ,, declared a state of emergency. >>> with more than 100 brush fires burning right now across florida, governor rick scott has declared a state of emergency. fire crews are using helicopters and heavy equipment to control the flames in 107 active blazes. the silver palm fire is about 100 yards away from homes. florida's agriculture commissioner says that the state's wildfire season hasn't been this active in six years. >>> and around here, we have more rain today. here's a live look at the golden gate bridge but, boy, is that going to be just about anywhere. you can't really see. >> fog is developing as we speak. we have some high dew points. lack of wind, cool air. this is our view from the transamerica pyramid looking towards the bay bridge. the visibility is obscured. we are currently at 52 in santa rosa to 58 apiece in oakland and san jose. our live hi-def doppler radar is picking up a smattering of light rain showers to the east of the livermore area and over the santa cruz mountains. otherwise it's low-level moisture and the radar beams can't detect it because

turkey's president moves to consolidate power after this disputed victory means a state of emergencyextended for three months. and taking on the headscarf taboo. it is eight in the morning in singapore, 1am in london, and 8:30 a.m.. in pyongyang, singapore, iam in london, and 8:30 a.m.. in pyongyang, where a senior north korean minister has told the bbc that this country would act to the pre— empty of us strike with any attack on them. —— pre—emptive. they also said more missile tests would also said more missile tests would also be undertaken on a weekly basis. mike pence said the air of strategic patience is over. john sudworth is in the capital of pyongyang. north korea is all about shows of strength. the first today came in this tae kwon do demonstration. the next, in kim il—sung square, close to the centre of power, by way of a rare interview. translation: if the us is reckless enough to use military means, it would mean, from that very day, an all—out war. 0ur nuclear weapons protect us from that threat. we will be conducting more missile threats on a weekly, monthly and yearly

. >> i talked about a state of emergency, creating a supreme counsel. still don't know what any of this actually means, state of emergency allows for a number of different things to take place, but it hasn't been announced what those things are going to be. if a doctor wants to be a doctor, we can tell nobody has told me by imposing a curfew and i'm not sure it will be helpful in this situation. when it comes to other regulations some of them, i think, are ready implemented through counter extremism. so as -- when it comes to the supreme council, we're not sure what the preview of that is going to be. if policies will change how you've been dumping it. when they were in the store right now. >> going back to your first point how this is linked to the point against terror ice and isis. >> are you getting the sense whether it's proposing to be enough to fight isis in egypt. >> again, if you don't know, i haven't been given based on what has said. when it came announced and the state of emergency in the sinai, with the rise of military activity in the sinai.

when the state of emergency got into a fact, and you also had army patrols, it was a place where you e quarters of a million shoppers and visitors. in the start of the early evening tonight, it is a mild night, and there must have been at least 100,000 people on it. we had an electoral campaign for the electoral campaign —— presidential campaign. even though there had been a threat that was filed by the police last week, in marseilles, and the killing of a woman that also worried them, this was a way for —— this was away from most of the campaign. now it has barged back towards the campaigning, especially when all 11 candidates were speaking on television. that was anne moute, a poetical journalist. thomas fessy joins us live now from paris. i guess the latest line is that the paris prosecutor is saying that the gunman has been identified, but we will not have that name confirmed yet. that is right. he has been identified. apparently he was known to the intelligence services. there we re to the intelligence services. there were media reports that he had actually posted his plan to att

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camp already destroyed and abc's gio benitez is on the scene. >> reporter: tonight, florida's state of emergency couldn't come at a worse time for residents and for those millions of spring-breakers. with more than hundred fires burning across the sunshine state, officials are sweating. >> this is the driest we've been in a while so it really behooves everybody, just like you get a go kit for hurricanes, you need to have a go kit. >> reporter: near tampa, firefighters taking on flare-ups today. >> it's really, really scary -- never seen anything like this before. >> reporter: trying to get the upper hand on this 75 acre fire. and just outside orlando -- >> we're receiving multiple calls from girl scout occupants inside the campground. we are advising them to evacuate. >> reporter: more than a hundred people at this girl scout camp forced to flee, a 165-acre brush fire damaging nearly a dozen structures. near miami, a brush fire burning since wednesday exploding to more than 8,000 acres. 68,000 acres scorched since february, most of the fires caused by humans. this one on friday sparked by a comm

egypt has declared a three—month state of emergency following two bomb attacks on coptic churches whichilled dozens of people. a huge data breach at the payday lender wonga. nearly a quarter of a million customers may be affected. also in the next hour: the grand national winner. one for arthur returns to his stables in kinross. the eight year old was welcomed back by fans after winning, the first scottish success in the race since 1979. and we will review the morning papers, including the daily telegraph, which says russia and iran are planning to retaliate against america following last week's airstrike on syria. good evening, and welcome to bbc news. a british father of two was among the victims of friday's terror attack in the swedish capital stockholm. chris bevington, who was 41, was among four people killed when a hijacked lorry crashed into a department store. today, as thousands attended a vigil for those who died, more details have been emerging of the man suspected of being responsible. our correspondent, dan johnson, reports from stockholm. a square in stockholm close to fri

bears repeating just moments ago the president of egypt on television declaring a three month state of emergency now in the aftermath of these twin attacks targeting coptic orthodox churches. dozens were killed and more than 100 people were injured, but this day could have been more lethal. both incidents were caught on camera, and what you're about to see and hear is disturbing. surveillance video of sunday's second attack shows a suicide bomber with a blue sweater draped over his shoulder outside historic st. masker's cathedral -- mark's cathedral. the bomber is detoured to a metal detector. he then detonates the bomb causing a huge fireball to erupt outside of the cathedral. minutes earlier in that cathedral the leader of the coptic church finished services in observance of palm sunday. local reports said he was still inside the building at the time of the blast, but he was not hurt. at least 11 people were killed including three police. the cathedral is considered sacred and serves as the historical seat of the coptic pope. the day's first attack was in the nile delta town of tanta where 26

atmosphere, because of thursday night's attack on the shamsi lycee and because of the ongoing state of emergency state of emergency. —— on the sean scillies april. whether that attack, whether the state of emergency will put people off coming out to vote. there isa people off coming out to vote. there is a very normal atmospheric despite the intermittent security presence. there is a really normal atmosphere, people walking past enjoying a normal sunday. children playing football around us, walking their dogs. all along, there is also this fear that this security presences there, but there are determined voters turning up all the time. lots of people have told us they're going to vote, nay. one woman a particular wa nted to vote, nay. one woman a particular wanted to be first on the line.|j wanted to be first on the line.|j wanted to be first on the line.|j wanted to be here, the first one to come to vote, and as a woman, we are 5296 come to vote, and as a woman, we are 52% of women voting in paris. i wanted to show that there is no problem of security, and we are in paris. it is a nice weather,

a state of emergency and the attack has not put them. aign has been anything but typical, even without the state of emergency and the attack. nobody has any idea of what is going to be the on sunday. more than 100 people, most of them afghan soldiers, have been killed in a taliban attack on an army base in the north of the country. officials said insurgents targeted people leaving friday prayers at a mosque in the base in mazar—e—sharif. the taliban, which has been fighting a prolonged war with the western—backed afghan government, said its fighters had set off an explosion, allowing suicide bombers to breach the base's defences. for the first time since the industrial revolution britain has gone an entire 2a hours without using coal to generate electricity. the national grid said the news was a "watershed moment" in attempts to phase out coal by 2025. taxes on co2 emissions and the falling cost of renewable energy have made coal plants less economical in recent years. joining me now is david price. he's a coal market expert at global ste

it's president has declared a three—month state of emergency following two bomb attacks on coptic churcheso before the first round of voting in the french election, and then a micron is the favourite to take first place. he founded his own independent political movementjust a year ago, saying he's "neither left nor right wing" — and has made big gains. our europe correspondent damian grammaticas spent the day with him on the campaign trail in corsica. he is the newcomer with the 100—watt smile who has electrified this election. the 39—year—old current favourite for president. photos everywhere, all day long. emmanuel macron is a former businessman banker styling himself as a new type of politician. not from the left or right, he says, but different. above all, he claims he is the positive alternative to the other front runner, the far—right marine le pen. madame le pen is in favour of frexit, of stopping with the european union, with exiting a lot of agreements we have, and creating new boundaries. i do believe it is not the best way to strengthen our country. instead, what is good for fra

. >>> state of emergency. homes destroyed, thousands evacuating, more than 100 intense brush fires burning right now. >>> plus, moment of panic. the desperate efforts to rescue this woman trapped inside her car. >>> and good evening. thanks for joining us on this saturday. i'm tom llamas. >>> and we begin tonight with a new clash caught on camera on board a major airline. witnesses claiming american airlines flight attendant's angry outburst with a mother of two young children over a stroller, brought her to tears. some of the escalating drama captured on video by a fellow passenger. as tempers flared. tonight, american airlines is responding. that flight attendant grounded for now. abc's adrienne bankert starting us off tonight. >> reporter: tonight, a fight nearly breaking out on a plane. >> hey bud, hey bud. you do that to me, and i'll knock you flat. >> hey, you stay out of this! you stay out of this! >> come on. >> reporter: an angry passenger confronting this american airlines flight attendant who shouts

>> if you look at the president in terms of state of emergency's , it does not go down well with foreignal. what is at stake in terms of egypt economic recovery story in the short-term? >> egypt is reaping the early gains from the imf. foreign inflows in equities. foreigners buying debt. the next stage should be fid, m na, -- if you are watching from the outside, should i approach the country or not? one of the key indicators to start with, it is monday, foreigners are back in the stock market, will they be net buyers or sellers? on the economy side, there is an imf program and things are ok, is it ok to invest? will foreigners participate this week in local currency debt auctions? that would give us an indication on were sentiment is. and take it from there. has been a busy year so far or bond sales in the gulf , we will look at the latest to david: welcome back to the best of "bloomberg markets: middle east." we had the abu dhabi sovereign wealth firm seeking $1.5 billion since merging with itic. their first sold nominated dollar. more from abu dhabi. seven-year and 12-year trend. pric